Mop.



A. W. GRANT.

MOP.

cATloN min oc.18. 1915.

APPLI Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A. W. GRANT.

MOP.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ALEXANDER WINX GRANT, F MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

MOP.

Specieation of Letters Patent. j

Application led October 18, 1915; Serial No. 56,596.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownv that I, ALEXANDER WINK GRANT, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 47 William street, inthe v city of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mops, and do hereby d eclare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of same. t

This invention relates to mops for swabbing ioors, walls, windows, etc.,and one of the objects is to provide a mop wherein the swabbing cloth isheld in a Hat stretched out position. Another object is to provide meansWhereby theabove mentioned flat mop cloth may be loosened for wringingout purposes and readjusted to and automatically locked in positionwherein it is held stretched out.

Another object is to provide a mop, the cloth of which is reversiblycarried upon a frame to enable the cloth, as one surface becomes worn,to be reversed and an unworn swabbing surface presented.

Another object isy to provide means whereby the mop cloth, when not inuse, may be held in a stretched out position oi3 the floor to facilitatethe drying of the cloth.

The above with further objects and ad- 80 vantages will be hereinaftermore fully described and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference should be hadto the ac- 85 companying drawings forming a part of this specification,in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts andwherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved mop in use; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the mop with the cloth loosened. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation illustrating the automatic readjustment of the mop. Fig. 4: isa plan view with one end of the cloth detached; Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the cloth in one of its reversed positions, and Fig. 6 is a sideelevation of the mop when not in use.

The mop consists of a swabbing cloth 2,

a frame for carrying the cloth and a handle or pole 3.

The frame is pivoted or hinged between its ends so as to break or foldup and consists of swinging end sections each of which is formedpreferably of a rectangular frame piece 4 of U-orm pivoted at its inneropen end to across-bar 5, the cloth being beneath the frame and the endsof such cloth attached adjacent the closed outer ends of the framepieces-1. Cross-bar 5 may constitute part of the handle which latter as.shown extends outwardly and upwardly in a loop to a point spaced abovethe cross-piece where the straight handle portion 3 commences.

A locking catch is provided to hold the frame closed, that is to holdthe end sections of the frame in substantial longitudinal alinement asshown in Fig. 1, which is the operative position of the mop. The cloth 2is substantially equal in length to the' v frame and in .this positionof -the latter is thus stretched flat between the ends of same and beingof greater width than the frame as shown in Fig. 4 acts as a buffer toprevent 4injury to furniture by the frame, the cloth gradually wideningto a point A between its ends and preferably at the center and adjacentthe handle to provide a thick buffer for the latter.

The catch consists preferably of a hasp 6 carried upon the upper side ofone of the frame pieces 4 adjacent its pivoted end and adapted to bepassed over a pinor linger 7 projecting upwardly from the other framepiece 4 adjacent its pivoted end. The pin and hasp are carried bycross-pieces 8 upon the respective frame pieces and a finger 9 extendsupwardly from the cross-piece Patented Apr. 4, 1916. v

carrying the hasp, such finger being disi posed opposite to linger 7,located in the opening of the hasp and having thereon a pair ofvertically spaced stops 10 and 11 respectively, above and below thehasp. Finger 7 is-shorter than linger 9 and adapted to engage with adownwardly and inwardly inclined cam surface 12 presented by that sideof thehasp adjacent the frame piece which carries linger 7; for apurpose to be presently described.

As shown in Fig. 1 the hasp is passed over linger 7 and holds the framepieces 4 closed, being yieldingly held in this locking positionpreferably by a flat spring 13 connected at one end with the haspcarrying frame piece and bearing upon the top of the hasp, downwardmovement of which is limited by stop 11. l

The llocking catch is located within the loop of the handle and thelatter, being pivoted to the frame and looped about such catch, is notimpeded thereby but can be swung to any angle desired with relation tocausing the outer ends of the frame pieces 4 to swing or fold downtoward each other and doubling up the cloth in readiness to formconsists of a spring 16 encircling the cross-piece 5 and'having itsopposite ends attached to the respective crossjpieces 8 0f the flat mopproper and when necessary can be placed parallel to or in alinement withsuch fiat mop proper (see Fig. 6) to enable the latter beingpassed-beneath low pieces of furniture or the like.

Accidental upward releasing movement of 'the hasp is prevented by thespring 13 but when it is desired to loosen the cloth to wring out same,for instance, the hasp break and fold up, the weight of the cloth bewrung. Stop 10 limits the upward'movement of the hasp.

The frame is opened and the cloth stretch ed out flat again, asillustrated in Fig. 3, by placing the outer ends of the fram'ef pieces 4upon the floor orother support and pressing down upon the .handle whichcauses such outer ends to spread apart and assume their alined position,the finger 7 engaging cam surface'l2 and forcing the hasp up un til suchfinger slips under the opening of the hasp, which latter then snaps downun der the influence of spring 12, the frame pieces being thusautomatically locked together. In closing the frame, fingers 7 and 9engage and prevent excessive movement,

the linger 9 stopping finger 8 when the lat- A v ter is beneath the haspopening.

In order that the closing of the frame may be readily accomplished it isdesiredtha't the outer ends of the frame pieces 4 should not, come closetogether when the frame breaks but should be spread slightly apart 4tohave the framenof substantial V'form;

so that when-placed'fupon the floor and pressed down such outer""endsvwilly always spread apart and for this purpose I `have provided meansfor limiting the movement4 of the outer ends of the frame pieces towardeach other which, inthe preferred the frame pieces 4.

In thev preferred form, the cloth 2 is of tubular form or of doublethickness materialformed as a loop and secured to the frame by means ofpins 18 each of which passes by one of the frame pieces 4 near 1tsclosedv A outer end. The pins are removable, being through one end ofthe loop and-vis located in -oppositely disposed openings 19 presentedheaded at one end at 19a and secured by thumb nuts 2() at their oppositeends so that when the swabbing surface, that is the lower outer ply ofthe lower fold of the loop, be

comes worn or soiled, the pins can be removed, the cloth detached fromthe frame and reversed to present a new or unworn` Vs'wabbing surfaceeither by turning the loop is pulled up by-means of a T-shaped fingergrip 14 thereon and the frame permitted to'y over to bring the outerpl-y of the hithertolu." top fold of the loop to a downwardly facingposition or by turning the 'loop inside out as illustrated in Fig.v 5,the cloth being then .again attached to the 'frame by the pins 18.

Sleeves 20 are set in the ends of the cloth to provide free .openingsforthe accommo dation of the pins and to facilitate the pas" sage of thelatterthrough the cloth.

A clip 2 1, pivo'tally carried by the handle near' its lower. end and'adjacent the mop proper, is inthe form of'a hook so that when: the mopisnot inuse theclosed frame with Y the cloth stretched out may be swungup beside the handle andheld in'such position by hooking the catchthereover as shown in fFig. 6.1 In this position one end only offtheframe rests upon the floor and the cloth,

being heldoil1 the latter and in its stretched y i out position,quicklyy dries, thus avoiding unsanitary condition. The catch is made ofresilient material in loop form, indented -at the sides 'at 22 and, whenthe mop is in use can be clipped labout'the handle.

What I claim is as follows u l. In a mop, a frame, a pole pivoted tov'the frame and a cloth stretched out flat upon '3.A Ina mop, a` frameconsisting' of members' arranged to move l'toward each other,-

a cloth carried bythe frame members, means for locking `the framemembers against movement toward each other and means forresistingmovement of such mem- -bers toward each otherv whenthe locking y n 11o4. `In a mop, a frame consisting of memf means is released.

bershinged to 'swing towardv each other, a .cloth carried by the framemembers and a`l self-locking catch for-preventing 'the frame membersswinging toward eachy other.`

5, In a mop, frame pieces relatively dis-5 j posedA in a substantiallystraight position 1 and hinged to swin towardeach other,a

cloth carried bythe rame pieces, means lim!l I v iting theswinging' ofthe Vframe-pieces toward each other and a. catch for securing the framepieces in their substantially straight position.

6. In a mop, frame pieces relativelyv disposed in a substantiallystraight position and hinged to swing toward eachother, a sprinryieldingly resisting such movement, a clot carried by the frame piecesand a catch for securing the frame pieces in their substantiallystraight position.

7. In a mop, a rectangular frame, a cloth, sleeves set in the cloth andpins passed through said sleeves and removably secured to the frame.

8. In a mop, a frame, a cloth and pins securing the cloth to the frame,such pins being removable from both the frame and cloth.

9. In a mop a pair of frame-pieces hinged at their inner ends, a clothsecured at its ends to the outer ends of the frame pieces, a pin carriedby one of the frame pieces and a hasp carried by the other of said framepieces, adapted to be passed over the pin and secure the frame-piecesagainst relative movement.

l0. In a mop, a pair of frame-pieces hinged at their inner ends, a clothsecured at its ends to the outer ends of the frame pieces, a pin carriedby one of the frame pieces and a spring controlled hasp carried by theother of said frame pieces, adapted to be passed over the pin and securethe frame-pieces against relative movement.

1l. In a mop, a pair of frame-pieces yhinged at their inner ends, acloth secured at its ends to the outer ends of the frame pieces, aspring controlled hasp carried by one of said frame-pieces and present-.ing` a downwardly and inwardly inclined surface, a pin carried by theother framepiece and adapted to engage said inclined surface and enterthe opening of the hasp to secure the frame pieces against relativemovement.

l2. In a mop, a handle having a loop at its lower end, a pair of framepieces hinged at their inner ends to the lower portion of said loop, acloth attached at its ends to the outer ends of the frame pieces, a haspcarried by one of said frame-pieces, a spring bearing down upon the topofthe hasp, a finger upon the hasp carrying frame piece and located inthe opening of same, and a finger upon the other of said frame pieces,disposed opposite to the Erst mentioned finger and adapted to enter theopening of the haspto secure the frame pieces against relative movement.

13. In a mop, a handle having a loop at its lower end, a pair of framepieces hinged at their inner ends to the lower portion of said loop, aspring encircling said lower portion of' the loop, the ends of thespring being respectively attached to one of the inner ends of theframe-pieces, a cloth attached at its ends to the outer ends of theframe pieces, a hasp carried by one of said frame-pieces and presentinga downwardly inclined cam surface, a spring bearing down upon the top ofthe hasp, a linger upon the hasp carrying frame piece and located in theopening of same, stops upon the said linger and respectively disposed'above and below the hasp, a finger upon the other of said frame pieces,disposed opposite to the rst mentioned finger and adapted to engage saidcam surface and enter the opening of the hasp to secure the frame piecesagainst relative movement and a finger grip upon the hasp whereby samemay be moved against the influence of the spring bearing 'thereon andrelease the cam engaging finger.

In'testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l ALEXANDER WINK GRANT.

Witnesses:

KEITH GORDON GRANT, STANLEY C. KING.

